Company

Caxton Legal CentreSee more

addressAddressBrisbane, QLD
CategoryLegal

Job description

The Financial Rights team at Caxton is seeking expressions of interest from Law Students who are interested in volunteer work from one to three days per week with flexible hours to be negotiated.

Students will work with experienced senior lawyers addressing a wide range of Financial Rights including:

  • consumer credit law generally
  • irresponsible lending and unjust constructions
  • consumer guarantees in relation to products and services.
  • Students will be assisting with a range of legal tasks including:

  • conducting cases at the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, in QCAT and the courts
  • researching legal issues
  • taking notes and assisting with client interviews
  • preparing draft advices and letters
  • liaising with social workers and financial counsellors
  • managing files and data
  • liaising with volunteer private law firms.
  • We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and flexible students who are keen to learn, gain experience and contribute to the provision of legal services to vulnerable people.

    The Financial Rights team sits within the Financial Rights and Housing Security group, which is under the broader umbrella of the Human Rights and Civil Law practice at Caxton. Opportunities may also arise to work in other human rights and civil law areas.

    Please forward your expression of interest to Shamira Mangkusubroto at ***************@caxton.org.au by 15 April 2024.

    About Caxton Community Legal Centre

    Caxton Legal Centre provides legal assistance and social work supports to promote and protect the human rights of people who experience financial and other disadvantage. All our lawyers and social workers work within a human-rights practice framework and consider themselves human-rights practitioners. They apply their knowledge within areas of law and use the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) to help clients realise their rights. Caxton provides challenging work for lawyers and valuable learning experience for students that are passionate about social justice.

    Refer code: 1955416. Caxton Legal Centre - The previous day - 2024-04-06 06:45

    Caxton Legal Centre

    Brisbane, QLD
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